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Scandolara Ravara: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Cremona, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Via G. Marconi 1, Scandolara Ravara.

Scandolara Ravara, the low Cremona plain near the Po

Scandolara Ravara is a village on the low plain of the Cremona area, between Cremona and Casalmaggiore, not far from the river Po. The land is flat, around thirty metres above sea level, with fields, farmsteads and canals. Cremona is the place for work, hospital and secondary schools.

The main question here is water. The Po, its embankments and the canal network shape the land, and the official flood maps separate areas protected by the embankments from those more exposed. The report reads them for the exact address and, using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, traces the land parcel.

There were 1,286 residents in 2023, down 12.3% on 2011. Over-65s are 30.7%, against 25.3% in the province of Cremona, and the average age is 49.9 (46.8 in the province). Foreign residents are 8.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Homes are mostly detached houses with courtyards, terraced village houses and farmsteads, often large. It is climate zone E, with foggy winters and muggy summers: besides heating, think about how cool the house stays in summer. In old rural buildings on the plain, rising damp in the walls is the first thing to check.

All 113 municipalities in the province of Cremona are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification; here the expected ground acceleration is 0.079 g. For brick houses it is still worth asking what work has been done on the roof and floors.

Key points

  • Low Cremona plain, between Cremona and Casalmaggiore.
  • Near the Po: check flood maps for the address.
  • Population down 12.3% since 2011, over-65s at 30.7%.
  • Seismic zone 3, like the whole province of Cremona.

Overview

Scandolara Ravara is a municipality in the province of Cremona, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,286 residents, ranked 66 of 113 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Scandolara Ravara is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. All 113 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.079 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 12.3%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Scandolara Ravara declared an average taxable income of 22,118 euros, below the provincial average (26,376 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Scandolara Ravara is in climate zone E, with 2,389 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 30 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Scandolara Ravara has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Scandolara Ravara.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 8.8% of the land in Scandolara Ravara, compared with 10.6% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Scandolara Ravara is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Scandolara Ravara.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Scandolara Ravara: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.

House prices

The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.

Land registry

The cadastral maps for Scandolara Ravara are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.

Liveability area by area

The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 9 inhabited census areas in Scandolara Ravara. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 52 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.2%
  • fair 96.8%

Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.

The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out

Data sources

ISTAT code 019092. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.